Dust-curtain for wardrobe-trunks



B. M. HANHN,

DUST CURTAIN FOR WARDROBEYTRUNKS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT-8,1920

iatented Jan, 11,1921.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

IBEN M. HAMLIN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO J. V. MEYERING TRUNKCOMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 11, 1921.

Application filed October 8, 1920. Serial No. 415,482.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I BEN M. HAMLIN, a citizen of the United states, and aresident of Chicago, Cook county, and State of Illinois, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Dust-Curtains forWardrobe-Trunks, of which the followingis declared to be a full, clear,and exact description. This invention relates to dust curtains forwardrobe trunks and its principal object is to provide a curtain for theclothes section of a wardrobe trunk arranged to close the open side ofsaid section and provided with means for holding it stretched tightlyacross said opening, was to present a neat and attractive appearance tothat section of the trunk when the two trunk sections are left I open.

standing open. The invention consists in the several novel featureshereinafter fully set forth and claimed.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing,1n'which:- I

Figure 1 is a perspective view ofa wardrobe trunk, showing a simple formof the present invention applied thereto, the curtain being partlybrokeniaway; Fig. 2 is a vertical cross section taken on the line 22 ofFig. 1 and Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the curtain.

Referring to said drawing, the reference character 10 designates awardrobe trunk of ordinary construction, comprising the garment section11 and the drawer section 12 hin ed together and provided with lookingmec anism as is customary. The clothes section is shown as havingtheusual hinged top 13, and shoe box 14. Clothes hangersand their fixtures(not shown) are provided,

as usual, in the clothes section for suspending the clothes thereon.When trunks un-. provided with my curtaindevice are left standing open,and also during transit, dust collects 1n the wardrobe section andgathers on the clothes. My curtain is designed to close said sectionagainst the entrance of dust, whether the trunk is left closed or Thecurtain 15, preferably made offlexia ble material such as cloth, canvasor the like, is secured along its upper ed e' to the front edge of thetop 13, and pre. erabiy a strip place.

16 1s employed to securely fasten it in The upper edge portion of thecurtain is placed between the strip 16 and lower side of the top 13, andthe strip and curtain fastened 1n place by screws, tacks or likefastenmgs 17. The curtain may be made of slngle or double thickness ofmaterial, and I have preferred to make it of double thickness to moreeffectively guard against the passage of dust.

The curtain extends across the full width of the trunk opening of thegarment sect1on and down below the to of the shoe box 14, so as tocoverthe entlre open front of the garment section and thereby protect thegarments.

A strip or bar of stiff material 18 is se- Cured to the curtain 15 at aplace above and ad acent the top of the shoe box, and

y when a double material curtain is used, said loops 26, that arearranged to be fastened.

upon hooks 27 secured to the outer side of the shoe box adjacent itsupper end. With the use of. the springs for the loops, the curtain isheld taut when-the loops are sooured on the hooks, thus presenting asmooth, neat and attractive appearance to the garment section, andeffectively closing the opening thereof and preventlng dust from blowingin on the garments contained therein.

To gain access to the clothes section after it has been swung open, theloops 26 are detached from the hooks 27-, and the curtain folded orswung up and back over the top 13.

t is to be observed that the curtain occupies very little space and doesnot interfere with any of the standard parts or trunk equipment. It issimple in construction and is easily manipulated. It is not liable toget out of order due to any of the rough usage to which trunks are put.In case any unusual strains are placed on the trunk, there is no dangerof the curtain becoming ripped or torn, because it can yield under theinfluence of the springs which enter into the construction of the meansthat secure it in place.

More or less variation of the exact details of construction is possiblewithout departing from the spirit of this invention; I desire,therefore, not to limit myself to the exact form of the constructionshown and described, but intend, in the following claims, to point outall of the invention disclosed herein.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a wardrobe trunk, having'a garment section, a curtain secured tothe top of said section adjacent its forward edge, hooks secured to amember of said clothes section therebelow, and loops secured to saidcurtain and adapted to be secured upon said hooks to hold the curtain insaid section adjacent its forward edge, a

transverse reinforcement strip-secured to said curtain adjacent itslower edge, there being a portion of said curtain extending below saidstrip, coiled tension springs secured to said reinforcement strip, asecond strip secured to said springs and located behind said portion ofthe curtain which extends below the reinforcement strip, loops securedto said second named strip, and hooks fastened to a member of saidgarment section with which said loops are arranged to en age to hold thecurtain in place.

4. n a wardrobe trunk having a garment section, provided with a hingedtop and with a shoe box at its lower end, a curtain secured to-the topof said section adjacent its forward edge, a transverse reinforcementstrip secured to said curtain adjacent its lower edge, there being aportion of said curtain extending below the top of said shoe box, coiledtension springs secured to said reinforcement strip, a second stripsecured to said springs and located behind a portion of the curtainwhich extends below the reinforcement strip, loops secured to 'saidsecond named strip, and hooks fastened to said shoe box of said garmentsection, said loops being arranged to engage said lace.

BEN HAMLIN.

